I'm definitely in the minority but this book dragged and dragged for me. I don't know why I have such a hard time with this series. I like Merit (most of the time) and I like Ethan (again, most of the time) and the supporting characters are great so why do I have such a problem reading these books? The books (usually) end great and redeem them but the build up is like climbing Mt. Everest...torture. This one is a tad different because of the ending which is definitely had me saying WTF?